Anand Madhukar (IRPS:1997), currently serving as Additional Director General (ADG) in the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), has been prematurely repatriated to his parent cadre.
According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Friday (May 8, 2026), the competent authority has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Culture to repatriate him to his parent cadre to enable him to avail the benefit of promotion in the cadre.
Notably, Anand Madhukar has been serving in the position since March 2024. His central deputation tenure was scheduled to continue till March 2029. However, he is being repatriated ahead of schedule to avail promotion benefits in his parent cadre.
He is a 1997-batch Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRPS) officer.





















